Responsible Investing

You believe your investments should not only perform, they should reflect your values. At Northern Trust, we share that vision. With our specialized expertise, we can help you design a performance-driven strategy that reflects your commitment to social responsibility.

See how the changing shape of ESG regulation is a key driver of growth in responsible investing. We examine the status of global efforts to pass legislation and implement codes of practice, the meaning of these changes for investors and the ways in which they could affect investor demand for incorporating ESG into their portfolios.

Discover how, through overlaying a Northern Trust Quality factor into your ESG portfolio, you can emphasize the long-run sustainability of ESG practices while increasing the likelihood of performance above the benchmark.

Learn how responsible investing with workable investment solutions can be established – and investment success defined – through the use of a variety of criteria, including returns, exposure management and societal impact.

Mamadou-Abou Sarr

Mamadou-Abou Sarr

Global Head of Environmental, Social and Governance Investing, Asset Management

Mamadou-Abou Sarr is the Global Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing at Northern Trust Asset Management where he is responsible for ESG innovation and product development across our full array of asset classes and capabilities for both institutional and wealth management investors. Mamadou has a key role within Northern Trust to proactively develop new ideas to ensure that ESG thinking remains central to our business development.

In his previous role at Northern Trust Asset Management, Mamadou was a senior investment strategist, part of the Global Equity Strategist team supporting the advancement of our engineered equity product positioning, capabilities, and business in EMEA and APAC regions.

Mamadou received his B.A. in economics from the Université Jean Monnet and holds a Specialised Master in international project management from the European School of Management (ESCP Europe), Paris. Additionally, he holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and received the Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ), Mamadou is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (ACSI) and a member of the CFA UK Institute. He is the chair person for the PRI Listed Equity Steering Committee and a member of the outreach sub-committee. Mamadou also serves as an advisor of the George Barley Water prize and is a guest lecturer on Sustainability at ESCP Europe and Imperial College of London. In September 2014 he was named in the Financial News “Top 40 under 40 Rising Stars in Asset Management”.

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